chicory

or chic·co·ry

[ chik-uh-ree ]

noun,plural chic·o·ries.
  1. a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee.: Compare endive (def. 2).

  2. the root of this plant.

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Origin of chicory

1
1350–1400; <Middle French chicoree, alteration of earlier cicoree (by influence of Italian cicoria) <Latin cichorēa<Greek kichória, kíchora (neuter plurals); replacing Middle English cicoree<Middle French

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chicory

/ (ˈtʃɪkərɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. Also called: succory a blue-flowered plant, Cichorium intybus, cultivated for its leaves, which are used in salads, and for its roots: family Asteraceae (composites)

  2. the root of this plant, roasted, dried, and used as a coffee substitute

Origin of chicory

1
C15: from Old French chicorée, from Latin cichorium, from Greek kikhōrion

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